fractional

/ˈfɹækʃənəl/FRAK-shuh-nuhl

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/ˈfɹækʃənəl/FRAK-shuh-nuhl

Meaningrelating to a fraction

Common meaning: very small

Other meanings: to do with fractions

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fractto break, shatterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 776 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result
aladjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinfrangō, frēgī, frāctum‘to break, shatter’
Middle Englishfractionsource
Englishfraction‘a piece of a whole, written as one number over another’
Englishformed in English from fractionfractional‘very small’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from fraction + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FRACTION, p.218 · scan

Roots

frangō, frēgī, frāctum Latin “to break, shatter”

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